| 1. | a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle. |
| 2. | a style of perambulator resembling this. |
| 3. | Armor. basinet. |
| 1. | a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière. Compare great basinet. |
| 2. | a supplementary cap that is worn underneath a helm, as an arming cap. |